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| LEE,MATTHEW R; CASTILLA,JUAN CARLOS; FERNÁNDEZ,MIRIAM; CLARKE,MARCELA; GONZÁLEZ,CATHERINE; HERMOSILLA,CONSUELO; PRADO,LUIS; ROZBACZYLO,NICOLAS; VALDOVINOS,CLAUDIO. |
| A comprehensive literature review was conducted to determine the species richness of all the possible taxa of free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile. In addition, the extent of endemism to the Pacific Islands and deep-sea, the number of non-indigenous species, and the contribution that the Chilean benthic marine invertebrate fauna makes to the world benthic marine invertebrate fauna was examined. A total of 4,553 species were found. The most speciose taxa were the Crustacea, Mollusca and Polychaeta. Species richness data was not available for a number of taxa, despite evidence that these taxa are present in the Chilean benthos. The Chilean marine invertebrate benthic fauna constitutes 2.47 % of the world marine invertebrate benthic fauna. There... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Chile; Species richness; Benthos; Free-living invertebrates. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2008000100005 |
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